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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.






2. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.






3. A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.






4. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.






5. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.






6. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.






7. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.






8. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.






9. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.






10. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.






11. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.






12. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.






13. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.






14. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.






15. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.






16. A repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song.






17. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700's to mid 1800's. The music was spare and emotionally reserved - especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.






18. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.






19. The structure of a piece of music.






20. A reprise.






21. A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions.






22. Music written to be sung or played in unison.






23. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.






24. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people






25. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.






26. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.






27. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.






28. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.






29. Lowest female singing voice.






30. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.






31. A repeated phrase.






32. A short light musical drama.






33. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.






34. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.






35. Eight full tones above the key note where the scale begins and ends.






36. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.






37. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.






38. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.






39. Primary theme or subject that is developed.






40. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.






41. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.






42. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.






43. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.






44. A direction to play lively and fast.






45. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.






46. The movement of chords in succession.






47. Group of singers in a chorus.






48. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.






49. A set of four musicians who perform a composition written for four parts.






50. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.